2012 Finalists
Awards of Excellence Finalists
Congratulations to the 2012 UEDA Awards of Excellence Finalists who will present their project for attendee voting at the 2012 Annual Summit in Chattanooga! Competition was very tough this year as the pool of applicants was very strong. These projects represent some of the best in the nation in their respective categories.
Community Connected Campus
Kemper Military School Redevelopment Project: Repurposing historic structures, maintaining community values
CATEGORY WINNER
submitted by University of Missouri University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (UCIE)
SkySong – ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center
submitted by Arizona State University
East Stroudsburg University Innovation Center
submitted by East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Linking Innovation, Industry and Commercialization (LIINC)
CATEGORY WINNER
submitted by West Virginia University
PASSHE First Annual Student Business Plan Competition
submitted by Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
Small Enterprise Economic Development (SEED)
submitted by NYS Small Business Development Center
Leadership & Collaboration
Kansas Opportunity Innovation Network (KOIN)
CATEGORY & JUDGES’ AWARD WINNER
submitted by Kansas State University / Advanced Manufacturing Institute
Indiana University Kokomo Regional Transformation Initiative
submitted by Indiana University – Kokomo
Economic Development Leadership Council
submitted by University of Georgia
Research & Analysis
Sustainable Economies Program
CATEGORY WINNER
submitted by Iowa State University, CIRAS
Indiana Community Asset Inventory and Rankings (Part of Indiana’s Statewide Initiative T21)
submitted by Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research
Indiana Toll Road Economic Development Corridor Study
submitted by Ball State University
Talent Development
Developing Analytics & Operations Research Practitioners
CATEGORY WINNER
submitted by Lehigh University – Enterprise Systems Center and Industrial & Systems Engineering Department
Backpacks to Briefcases (B2B)
submitted by NC State University
Lemonade Day Alaska
submitted by University of Alaska Center for Economic Development